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Maryknoll was originally designed and constructed in the 1960’s as the Second Novitiate for Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Hawke’s Bay. The brief for this project was to upgrade the existing building to accommodate retired priests, as well as to design a new chapel.

Two of the elements of the building that we have been particularly excited to watch come to fruition have been the timber screen in the secondary lounge and the Chapel. The screen is the defining element in the large, lofty former internal chapel, and was a lot of fun to design. We are delighted with its finished form and thanks must go to Molloy Joinery for their fine craftsmanship and to Resene for getting our specially mixed timber stain colour just right. The chapel with its fourteen arching glulam ribs, curving walls and stain glass skylight was always going to be a challenge to build and much credit must go to Simkin Construction and Nichol Glass & Aluminium for the dramatic and beautiful final result.

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We are a mid-sized practise with its origins in the partnership of Burwell Hunt and Mike Davies in 1994. The growth of the practice in the 20 years since then has seen the Wellington office increase to a team of up to 20 architectural staff and the separate Hawkes Bay office opening in 2008. We are a client-focused, innovative, design-oriented practice with strong technical skills capable of providing full architectural and project management services. 

Our offices in Wellington and Hawke's Bay have the necessary breadth of skills to deliver excellent outcomes and have successfully completed commercial, community and residential projects of a variety of scales. We are committed to providing a positive influence on the creation of a sustainable future for our community.